THE MOST DIFFICULT CASE OF DETECTIVE JACKMAN’S LIFE. WHO ARE THE GUILTY ONES AND IS ANYONE REALLY INNOCENT? THIS TIME IT’S VERY PERSONAL FOR JACKMAN.

Jackman’s sister-in-law Sarah disappears to London and throws herself into the river. What drove her to this? She was a woman with a seemingly happy home life and two beloved sons.

DI Jackman and DI Evans dig into Sarah’s life. And Jackman realises he knew almost nothing about his sister-in-law’s past.

Then, they discover a woman in a neighbouring village died in similar circumstances.

What is the connection to a convicted murderer whose family are convinced he is innocent? Who is really pulling the strings?

DI JACKMAN AND DS EVANS OF THE FENLAND POLICE FACE A BATTLE AGAINST THEIR MOST DANGEROUS AND DEADLY ADVERSARY.

And in a case so close to home can Jackman keep his feelings under control?

Full of twists and turns, this is a crime mystery that will keep you turning the pages until the thrilling ending. Set in the atmospheric Lincolnshire Fens whose isolated villages hide many dark secrets.

What readers are saying about THE GUILTY ONES

“I just had to keep reading. A brilliant book.” Viv

“The best Joy Ellis I have read.” Penny

“Wow!!!!! ... what a rollercoaster of a book.” Janet

“The plot kept me gripped the whole way through.” Nerys

“An amazing book which really gripped me from the first few pages.” Olga

"I could not put this down. Great character and story development." Claudia

THE DETECTIVESDI Jackman leads the investigation. He is extremely smart and has a knack for bringing out the best in his diverse team. DS Marie Evans is haunted by the loss of her husband in a motorbike accident. She is fiercely loyal to her friends and colleagues.

ALSO BY JOY ELLISTHE NIKKI GALENA SERIESBook 1: CRIME ON THE FENSBook 2: SHADOW OVER THE FENSBook 3: HUNTED ON THE FENSBook 4: KILLER ON THE FENSBook 5: STALKER ON THE FENSBook 6: CAPTIVE ON THE FENSBook 7: BURIED ON THE FENSBook 8: THIEVES ON THE FENSBook 9: FIRE ON THE FENS

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THE MOST DIFFICULT CASE OF DETECTIVE JACKMAN’S LIFE. WHO ARE THE GUILTY ONES AND IS ANYONE REALLY INNOCENT? THIS TIME IT’S VERY PERSONAL FOR JACKMAN.

Jackman’s sister-in-law Sarah disappears to London and throws herself into the river. What drove her to this? She was a woman with a seemingly happy home life and two beloved sons.

DI Jackman and DI Evans dig into Sarah’s life. And Jackman realises he knew almost nothing about his sister-in-law’s past.

Then, they discover a woman in a neighbouring village died in similar circumstances.

What is the connection to a convicted murderer whose family are convinced he is innocent? Who is really pulling the strings?

DI JACKMAN AND DS EVANS OF THE FENLAND POLICE FACE A BATTLE AGAINST THEIR MOST DANGEROUS AND DEADLY ADVERSARY.

And in a case so close to home can Jackman keep his feelings under control?

Full of twists and turns, this is a crime mystery that will keep you turning the pages until the thrilling ending. Set in the atmospheric Lincolnshire Fens whose isolated villages hide many dark secrets.

What readers are saying about THE GUILTY ONES

“I just had to keep reading. A brilliant book.” Viv

“The best Joy Ellis I have read.” Penny

“Wow!!!!! ... what a rollercoaster of a book.” Janet

“The plot kept me gripped the whole way through.” Nerys

“An amazing book which really gripped me from the first few pages.” Olga

"I could not put this down. Great character and story development." Claudia

THE DETECTIVESDI Jackman leads the investigation. He is extremely smart and has a knack for bringing out the best in his diverse team. DS Marie Evans is haunted by the loss of her husband in a motorbike accident. She is fiercely loyal to her friends and colleagues.

ALSO BY JOY ELLISTHE NIKKI GALENA SERIESBook 1: CRIME ON THE FENSBook 2: SHADOW OVER THE FENSBook 3: HUNTED ON THE FENSBook 4: KILLER ON THE FENSBook 5: STALKER ON THE FENSBook 6: CAPTIVE ON THE FENSBook 7: BURIED ON THE FENSBook 8: THIEVES ON THE FENSBook 9: FIRE ON THE FENS

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I find Joy Ellis books very hard to put down. She's a writer who clearly defines her characters, the Fenlands and what is going to happen or has happened.She never loses sight of the Fens, so you are transported to a very different part of England, one that is wide and open and totally captivating.Once you have read the first book, and yes, it's best to start at the beginning, you won't be able to stop until you are, like the rest of us, begging for the next one.

Not a book you can put down and return to next day with the complexity of the story. The story begins with unusual deaths and then continues to analyse these by various detectives, a psychologist, a forensic team and computer experts. I did find there was so many characters involved that after a while I had a page full of names to remember and there part played in this story which was a bit off putting. The twisted desire of the serial killer kept everyone on their toes almost taunting them with the occasional paragraph his victims had in their procession. Without telling the story he turns out to be a master manipulator of people with devious intent which he has planned for a long time. The story is very interesting but overloaded with people.

I enjoyed this book very much. Sometimes a little stretch of the imagination for search results to be so easily obtained but still a very good read.....just ignore the parts that sort of make you shake your head. It is just a story after all, and if we don’t have these little pieces of far fetched results, and a team that just “knows” intuitively what each are thinking and can work seamlessly together then there is no story.

Another cracking read from Joy Ellis. The fourth in the Jackman / Evans series, this one runs close to home for Jackman when his sister-in-law disappears and then throws herself into a river in London. This is an engaging read, with enough twists and turns to make it hard to put down. As always, I appreciated the sense of camaraderie Joy Ellis creates between her characters and the 'solving' of a case through team work, rather than the single brilliant mind kind of approach.

I have read all the Nikki Galena series and now the Jackman and Evans series and enjoyed them all..excellant crime books written by a great author.. This one was brilliant.. I couldn't put the book down until I had finished it.. but what an ending.. can't wait for the next one in the series..

Characterisation is excellent and the book moves at a good pace. The depravity of the insane mind is portrayed in detail and the speed increases as you reach the ending....which will surprise (no spoilers)